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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1979

Page

11

Bills aim to regulate township assessor positions

Lawmakers debate bills from Rep. Calvin Skinner and allied sponsors to reform township assessors. Proposals require training for assessors in larger townships and in-office training for smaller ones, with multi township districts possible, plus a review process and potential job cuts. Results hinge on committee action and floor votes.

Tom Wellman Lindsay-Schaub Springfield Calvin Skinner Crystal Lake House Revenue Committee Appropriations Committee Skinner Equity William) Redmond Charles Campbell Danville Daniel Pierce D-Highland Park House George Ryan Kankakee Thompson Campbell-Pierce Marshall Theroux Cook County Ryan Richard A. Walsh River Forest Senate Revenue Committee

Union charges squalid mental care facilities in Illinois

A state employees union says mental health patients are in squalid nursing homes due to misguided budget cuts. The six month study alleges discharge quotas push premature releases to save money, citing poor conditions in two Chicago facilities and claiming similar issues across nearly 100 licensed homes in Illinois.

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union Illinois Larry Marquardt Marquardt Chicago Hainois

Postal Rate Commission blocks initial rural post office closures

The Postal Rate Commission ruled today that the Postal Service must keep open the first post offices it sought to shut in nine rural communities. The commission said the closings would harm small towns and noted the service had not fully considered community impact.

The Postal Rate Commission Postal Service Mail Agency Rate Commission Post Office

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